M.S. Santos Maru 1936 Steaks This beautiful vintage menu cover

This beautiful vintage menu cover in art deco style comes from the former Hotel Statler in Boston and dates from the 1930s

(A hundred thousand dollars in 1940 would be $1

during the reign of King George III in England

It was the site where Standard Time System was adopted on October 11

M.S. Santos Maru 1936 Steaks This beautiful vintage menu coverThis is lovely vintage menu cover art from the Santos Maru, the first passenger motor vessel to be built in Japan. The ship did a westbound round the world service to South Asia, South Africa, South American and the Gulf and Pacific coasts of the United States. A cargo ship, there was room for only 38 passengers on board but their accommodation was luxurious. Interestingly, although the menu cover is Japanese, the food that the guests were served was